Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Update on the Girls
Tiny Dancer:
Tiny Dancer is loving being 4, although she really wishes she could just jump forward to being 5 and going to kindergarten. The only thing that she's worried about regarding turning 5 and kindergarten is the shots she has to get. I hear about it on a weekly basis.
She even has her 5 year old (and 6 year old) birthday parties planned. According to Tiny Dancer, she will be having some sort of pink birthday party at the bounce house, a shared party with Little Monster (I suggested this and she loved it - probably my last year before she starts getting her "own" friends for parties). And then when she turns 6, she'll have a horseback riding party with horses. She's pretty detail oriented, even at 4. We'll see if these are the parties she decides to stick with. She's a lot like me, so I really wouldn't doubt it if she does.
Tiny Dancer is getting ready to start her second year of Pre-K. She has a new teacher this year, Mrs. Walker. We meet her on Monday and she starts either Thursday or Friday of next week. This year though, I'm hoping to get her on the bus schedule. I have to - otherwise, once The Baby gets here and I'm also babysitting L, there is no way I can take her and pick her up every day. So, we're hoping the bus situation works out... the pick-up/drop-off can't be very far from our house either - enough where I can walk halfway and she can walk the rest, while I watch.
She's also getting ready to start her 2nd year of ballet and tap. She loved it last year and honestly, she was really good for a 3 year old! I'm excited to see how much she grows in this over the next coming year. I really hope the Poms class they've talked about adding comes to fruition because she wants to do some sort of cheer and the cost and fact that it would be immediately after ballet/tap would be AWESOME for us. Plus, she would love it!
Little Monster:
Little Monster is hitting her terrible-1 stage. Yeah, I never knew of such a stage, but my guess is because she's trying to catch up to her sister, she's going through it early. I hope this means it's done earlier too. Yikes.
She's a really great baby for the most part, but she just throws some awful tantrums and is going through a biting stage - which is not fun! I hope we move through that part rather quickly!
She took her first official step last night, with prompting and help from Daddy. She likes potentially walking, but she doesn't like balancing/standing by herself. She isn't very good at it. She'll walk all around the couches and the living room/kitchen with her walking toy, but not stand on her own. I feel like her ankles are really flimsy, and I can't really explain that except to say if you saw it, you'd understand. I think she has a hard time holding herself up. If she isn't walking by 14 months, which is just in a few short weeks, I'm going to take her back to the pediatrician to have her checked out and see if there is anything else we can do or need to do. I know some babies don't walk for a while, but I'd think by now she'd at least be balancing by herself.
She's also not talking as much as big sis did at this age, but I'm okay with that. :) She mimics us a lot, but it just sounds like gibberish. She does try to say "sissy/Avery", "bird", "dog/pup", "cat" and some other things. She also signs for "please", "more", "ball", "thank you" and "eat" (only sometimes on the last 2).
Tiny Dancer is loving being 4, although she really wishes she could just jump forward to being 5 and going to kindergarten. The only thing that she's worried about regarding turning 5 and kindergarten is the shots she has to get. I hear about it on a weekly basis.
She even has her 5 year old (and 6 year old) birthday parties planned. According to Tiny Dancer, she will be having some sort of pink birthday party at the bounce house, a shared party with Little Monster (I suggested this and she loved it - probably my last year before she starts getting her "own" friends for parties). And then when she turns 6, she'll have a horseback riding party with horses. She's pretty detail oriented, even at 4. We'll see if these are the parties she decides to stick with. She's a lot like me, so I really wouldn't doubt it if she does.
Tiny Dancer is getting ready to start her second year of Pre-K. She has a new teacher this year, Mrs. Walker. We meet her on Monday and she starts either Thursday or Friday of next week. This year though, I'm hoping to get her on the bus schedule. I have to - otherwise, once The Baby gets here and I'm also babysitting L, there is no way I can take her and pick her up every day. So, we're hoping the bus situation works out... the pick-up/drop-off can't be very far from our house either - enough where I can walk halfway and she can walk the rest, while I watch.
She's also getting ready to start her 2nd year of ballet and tap. She loved it last year and honestly, she was really good for a 3 year old! I'm excited to see how much she grows in this over the next coming year. I really hope the Poms class they've talked about adding comes to fruition because she wants to do some sort of cheer and the cost and fact that it would be immediately after ballet/tap would be AWESOME for us. Plus, she would love it!
Little Monster:
Little Monster is hitting her terrible-1 stage. Yeah, I never knew of such a stage, but my guess is because she's trying to catch up to her sister, she's going through it early. I hope this means it's done earlier too. Yikes.
She's a really great baby for the most part, but she just throws some awful tantrums and is going through a biting stage - which is not fun! I hope we move through that part rather quickly!
She took her first official step last night, with prompting and help from Daddy. She likes potentially walking, but she doesn't like balancing/standing by herself. She isn't very good at it. She'll walk all around the couches and the living room/kitchen with her walking toy, but not stand on her own. I feel like her ankles are really flimsy, and I can't really explain that except to say if you saw it, you'd understand. I think she has a hard time holding herself up. If she isn't walking by 14 months, which is just in a few short weeks, I'm going to take her back to the pediatrician to have her checked out and see if there is anything else we can do or need to do. I know some babies don't walk for a while, but I'd think by now she'd at least be balancing by herself.
She's also not talking as much as big sis did at this age, but I'm okay with that. :) She mimics us a lot, but it just sounds like gibberish. She does try to say "sissy/Avery", "bird", "dog/pup", "cat" and some other things. She also signs for "please", "more", "ball", "thank you" and "eat" (only sometimes on the last 2).
Birth
When I was younger, and super tiny and skinny, I had these abnormally large hips. Everyone always told me, "Oh, you'll appreciate those hips when you start having kids. They're great for childbirth!" - which is pretty creepy to say to a teenager, thinking back on it.
But I always thought that was a good thing - because I definitely wanted to have babies and I wanted them naturally!
Well, my body I guess just got the hips part right because my cracked-out uterus wasn't so right and ultimately is leading me to my 3rd c-section in a little over 2 months. 2 months!?! I can't believe it either. So, all those years of not finding pants long enough and wide enough in the hips, while also small enough in the thighs and butt was for nothing.
Also, I need to apologize to my uterus for the cutting remarks. She did keep Tiny Dancer in there long enough to have a healthy birth. And she did great with Little Monster. Still going strong with The Baby. (But you were a little cracked-out... I mean, come on, a septum?! It's like really rare...)
I'm starting to get nervous about the third (and final - like really!) c-section that will be occurring in a few months. It is totally major surgery, and even though my last 2 went great, something can always happen. I try to keep a positive attitude, but something about those ORs just really scare me.
I don't have a natural birth to compare to, but I bet it's a lot more exciting than a c-section. However, I'm perfectly content with the fact that I will only ever experience c-section births. It's pretty simple (barring any complications) and it's just the way my children and I are to have the healthiest births for us. I'd advise you to avoid them if you can though... the scar is just hideous!
2 months and 2 weeks to go! Hoping I make it all the way to the end... I'm not ready for another baby any earlier!
But I always thought that was a good thing - because I definitely wanted to have babies and I wanted them naturally!
Well, my body I guess just got the hips part right because my cracked-out uterus wasn't so right and ultimately is leading me to my 3rd c-section in a little over 2 months. 2 months!?! I can't believe it either. So, all those years of not finding pants long enough and wide enough in the hips, while also small enough in the thighs and butt was for nothing.
Also, I need to apologize to my uterus for the cutting remarks. She did keep Tiny Dancer in there long enough to have a healthy birth. And she did great with Little Monster. Still going strong with The Baby. (But you were a little cracked-out... I mean, come on, a septum?! It's like really rare...)
I'm starting to get nervous about the third (and final - like really!) c-section that will be occurring in a few months. It is totally major surgery, and even though my last 2 went great, something can always happen. I try to keep a positive attitude, but something about those ORs just really scare me.
I don't have a natural birth to compare to, but I bet it's a lot more exciting than a c-section. However, I'm perfectly content with the fact that I will only ever experience c-section births. It's pretty simple (barring any complications) and it's just the way my children and I are to have the healthiest births for us. I'd advise you to avoid them if you can though... the scar is just hideous!
2 months and 2 weeks to go! Hoping I make it all the way to the end... I'm not ready for another baby any earlier!
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